Perlmann's Silence
  • Published:
    Jan-2012 (Hardcover)
    May-2012 (Paperback)
  • Formats:
    Print / eBook / Audio
  • Main Genre:
    Literary
  • Time Period:
    Contemporary
  • Pages:
    624
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Philipp Perlmann, prominent linguist and speaker at a gathering of renowned international academics in a picturesque seaside town near Genoa, is struggling to maintain his grip on reality. Derailed by grief and no longer confident of his professional standing, writing his keynote address seems like an insurmountable task, and, as the deadline approaches, Perlmann realizes that he will have nothing to present. Terror-stricken, he decides to plagiarize the work of Leskov, a Russian colleague. But when Leskov's imminent arrival is announced and threatens to expose Perlmann as a fraud, Perlmann's mounting desperation leads him to contemplate drastic measures.

An exquisite, captivating portrait of a mind slowly unraveling, Perlmann's Silence is a brilliant, textured meditation on the complex interplay between language and memory, and the depths of the human psyche.
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    •  
    • Jun-2012
    • Atlantic
    • Trade Paperback
    • ISBN: 1848877188
    • ISBN13: 9781848877184
    •  
    • Oct-2011
    • Atlantic
    • Trade Paperback
    • ISBN: 184887717X
    • ISBN13: 9781848877177
    •  
    • Feb-2013
    • Grove Press
    • Trade Paperback
    • ISBN: 0802120830
    • ISBN13: 9780802120830
    • First Edition
    • Jan-2012
    • Grove Press
    • Hardcover
    • ISBN: 0802119573
    • ISBN13: 9780802119575
    •  
    • Dec-2011
    • Windsor
    • Hardcover
    • ISBN: 1445859882
    • ISBN13: 9781445859880
    •  
    • Oct-2011
    • Grove Press
    • eBook
    • ISBN: 085789417X
    • ISBN13: 9780857894175
    •  
    • Jan-2012
    • Grove Press
    • eBook (Kindle)
    •  
    • Jan-2012
    • Grove Press
    • eBook
    • ISBN: 0802194869
    • ISBN13: 9780802194862
    •  
    • Jan-2012
    • Brilliance Audio
    • MP3 CD
    • ISBN: 1455849634
    • ISBN13: 9781455849635
    •  
    • Jan-2012
    • Brilliance Audio
    • Audio CD
    • ISBN: 1455849626
    • ISBN13: 9781455849628
    •  
    • Jan-2012
    • Brilliance Audio
    • Playaway
    • ISBN: 1455870374
    • ISBN13: 9781455870370
    •  
    • Jan-2012
    • Brilliance Audio
    • MP3 CD
    • ISBN: 1455849642
    • ISBN13: 9781455849642
    •  
    • Jan-2012
    • Brilliance Audio
    • Audio CD
    • ISBN: 1455849359
    • ISBN13: 9781455849352



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